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learning junction | 2017

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Animal Habitats | Animal Homes | Animals video for kids |

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SciShow Kids | 2017

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Earth's Kids

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There are many different things you can do to help animals, from volunteering your time to changing the way you live. But one of the greatest things you can do each day is to learn more about them and what they need.

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Into the Outdoors | 2020

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In this Into the Outdoors episode, we hear four stories about the work that goes into preserving National Marine Sanctuaries, which are underwater parks that protect America's natural and cultural marine resources. These stories, part of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries' "Into the Blue" series, feature people and organizations who are doing amazing and innovative things to help make the world a better place and show that anyone can be a marine steward.

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National Geographic

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Learn about the different natural environments of plants and animals.

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Kids Listen

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This is a podcast by and for kids giving you the coolest facts about the coolest animals. We research our episodes carefully, distilling the information into manageable segments, focusing on the things that really make these animals unusual. Thanks for listening!

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Learn new things about living things all over the planet.

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ABD Safari

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Animal Sound Safari takes your ears around the world to discover the weird and wacky histories us humans have with animals. Each episode is jam-packed with cool stories, kooky facts and 'pawsome' puns. From celebrity sloths in Costa Rica to greyhounds going to war in Germany, hop on board with Animal Sound Safari.

Animal Sound Safari takes your ears around the world to discover the weird and wacky histories us humans have with animals. Each episode is jam-packed with cool stories, kooky facts and 'pawsome' puns. From celebrity sloths in Costa Rica to greyhounds going to war in Germany, hop on board with Animal Sound Safari.

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I HATE THE PERSON WHO CALLED THE GREYHOUND UGLY!
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Make some more episodes!

Make more episodes make more episodes make more episodes make more episodes more episodes more episodes more episodes!

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I like your podcast but can you please do pandas🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🌍🗺🏆🥇and I wanna save the world 🗺 and l live in AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!from LiLy

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‎Animal Sound Safari takes your ears around the world to discover the weird and wacky histories us humans have with animals. Each episode is jam-packed with cool stories, kooky facts and 'pawsome' puns. From celebrity sloths in Costa Rica to greyhounds going to war in Germany, hop on board with Anima...

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EarthGames | RASHMI SHARMA iOS | Android

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EcoTrivia version 2.0 has been released. This new version included completely redone art by Rikki Parent, along with twice as many questions as before, separated into easy and hard categories. Try …

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EcoTrivia version 2.0 has been released. This new version included completely redone art by Rikki Parent, along with twice as many questions as before, separated into easy and hard categories. Try getting the high score for both! Download now on iOS and Android for free!

EcoTrivia for iOS

EcoTrivia for Android

In EcoTrivia: Save the Animals!, you are led by animal ambassadors through four different ecosystems: a toucan in the rainforest, a polar bear in the Arctic, a clownfish in a coral reef, and a pika in the mountains.  In each area you have to answer trivia questions to protect the animals from climate change and habitat destruction.

EcoTrivia: Save the Animals! was made by Rashmi Sharma, Rittwika Rudra, and Courtney Harris for their Information School MSIM capstone project, in collaboration with Dargan Frierson.  Erica Escajeda provided questions for the polar bear section, and many members of EarthGamesUW helped with testing. Version 2.0 was developed by Samuel Dassler and features all-new art by Rikki Parent, and new science questions by Sara Brostrom and Dargan Frierson.

Check out Rashmi’s project website that describes the entire development process here.

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EarthGames | iOS | Android
Teachers' Guide

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Download Life of Pika now on the App Store (iPhones and iPads) or Google Play (Android phones and tablets). It's free!

Our mountain home is getting so hot! It's becoming harder and harder to gather food and stay away from predators. You'll need to be quick to help your little pikas make it through all the levels of Life of Pika!

Life of Pika is a runner game by EarthGames in which players direct a pika (a real animal that is threatened by climate change) to collect food as they dodge predators and avoid overheating.

In addition to a full single-player campaign with a compelling story (illustrated by Ben Celsi), there is a split-screen two player mode. After you complete the story, perform challenges in infinite mode to collect all the unlockable content.

Teachers! If you are interested in using Life of Pika in your classroom, check out our useful teacher's guide!

EarthGames is an award-winning group of developers, students, and faculty at University of Washington. This is our 11th game and maybe our best yet! Thanks to all our crowdfunding campaign supporters who made this game a reality.

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Download Life of Pika now on the App Store (iPhones and iPads) or Google Play (Android phones and tablets). It's free! Our mountain home is getting so hot! It's becoming harder and harder to gather food and stay away from predators. You'll need to be quick to help your little pikas make it through all the...

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Cyberchase . Games . Rescue Ecotopia! | PBS KIDS

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Save Ecotopia from Hacker disasters by adding animals and plants to keep this Cyberchase ecosystem healthy.

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8 Animals Feeling the Heat from Climate Change

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8 Animals Feeling the Heat from Climate Change

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USGS.gov |

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Planet Oz Kids

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What is happening to the environment?

Global warming, greenhouse gasses, destruction of forests, pollution of oceans, air and land are all harming the environment that animals depend on to live.

Many animals today are endangered or facing extinction as they struggle to cope with their changing environment. Changes in the environment are not something new. The environment has been changing for millions of years and many animals have adapted to the changes.

But now the changes are happening too quickly for some animals to adapt and they are in danger of dying out completely. This is called extinction.

Why should I care?

If all the forests were cleared and the oceans and air polluted, the balance of nature would be destroyed and the Earth would not be able to support any life.

Humans as well as animals would become extinct.

It is in your own interest as well as the animals to care about the environment and protect it. Some people say it is our responsibility to look after it for future generations.

What is being done to protect animals?

The best way to save endangered animals is to protect them and provide safe places for them to live.

In many countries it is now illegal to hunt certain endangered animals or sell products made from their bodies. Gorillas and Elephants are protected animals.

Many countries have set up protected areas called wildlife reserves where animals can live and increase in number. Areas of forest wilderness, tropical rain forests, wetlands and oceans have also become wildlife protection areas.

Huge areas in Africa have been made into wildlife parks to save the amazing animals that live there. However because of the size of the parks it is hard to protect the animals from poachers, especially elephant poachers.

Sometimes the protection of animals and where they live has come too late and many animals have become rare or have moved away because of damage by humans. Now many animals are being bred in zoos and then successfully reintroduced back into these areas.

To help animals survive it is vital to understand how animals live in the wild and the different types of environments or habitats they live in.

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Global warming, greenhouse gasses, destruction of forests, pollution of oceans, air and land are all harming the environment that animals depend on to live. Many animals today are endangered or facing extinction as they struggle to cope with their changing environment. Changes in the environment are not something new.

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Why Save Animals And Plants Species? Part 1

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Why Save Animals And Plants Species? Part 1

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Planet Oz Kids

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Many species of animals and plants have become extinct over time.

The Earth keeps changing, and this affects the places where animals live and the food available to them.

Species have always had to adapt or die out.

Change, extinction and humans

Change, adaptation and extinction are a normal part of the cycle of life on Earth. Animals adapted and evolved, and some died out.

In the past this happened slowly over long periods of time. But human activities have affected the type of changes and how fast some changes are happening.

Amongst other things we have introduced non-native species, cleared forests and used more and more land for houses and farming. This has affected animal habitats, and more species of animals and plants are becoming extinct more quickly than before.

Should we try to stop all extinctions?

Many scientists talk about how important it is to keep animal and plant species alive. But they're not saying we should try to stop all extinctions.

They believe we need to fix the problems humans are causing, so that the number of extinctions, how fast they happen, and why they happen is more balanced again.

The way to do this is to restore habitats and save as many species of animals and plants as we can. And to do this in as many parts of the world as possible.
Part 2 - Why should we save as many species as possible? >>

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Why Save Animals and Plant Species? - Animals Myths&Legends - Planet Ozkids - Animal stories, facts and endangered animals

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Many species of animals and plants have become extinct over time. The Earth keeps changing, and this affects the places where animals live and the food available to them. Species have always had to adapt or die out. Change, adaptation and extinction are a normal part of the cycle of life on Earth.

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Why Save Animals And Plants Species? Part 2

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Why Save Animals And Plants Species? Part 2

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Planet Oz Kids

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Why should we save as many species as possible?

There are several reasons, including:

Biodiversity

Animals and plants need each other. When too many species die out too quickly, other species suffer.

Our world needs many different animals and plants, and different types of habitats for them and us to live in. This is called biodiversity.

Plants and trees filter our water and give us oxygen. Birds help to control pests and spread seeds. Bacteria and insects make soil more fertile so that crops can grow. Humans need many different animals for food and clothes and animals need other animals for food.

We learn from animals and plants

We learn about medicines from plants and animals, and we need them for many of the medicines we use.

We can also study how animals and plants survive in different climates and conditions and learn from them.

Animals and plants can tell us when things aren't right

Sometimes we don't know there is a problem until something happens to animals and plants and we ask why.

For example, we now know that if frogs and turtles are in trouble, we probably have a problem with our water supply.

We owe it to future generations

We want our children and grandchildren to be able to see and enjoy what we have seen.

Many endangered animals are beautiful to look at. Trees and plants make our lives better with their shade and colours.

We enjoy visiting parks and bushland and seeing the animals and plants there. We want our children and grandchildren to enjoy them too.
Tell me again
All species of animals and plants are interconected

But we don't yet know all the connections!

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Why Save Animals and Plant Species? Part 2 - Animals Myths&Legends - Planet Ozkids - Animal stories, facts and endangered animals

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There are several reasons, including: Animals and plants need each other. When too many species die out too quickly, other species suffer. Our world needs many different animals and plants, and different types of habitats for them and us to live in. This is called biodiversity.

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Planet Oz Kids

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Hi I'm Agor the Dragon. I'm here to tell you there are many endangered or threatened animals in the world. Some are in danger of becoming extinct.

What does it mean?

If an animal becomes extinct you will never see them again, except for a pile of bones in the ground. That would be very sad.

Extinction - The complete disappearance of a species

Endangered - Animals or plants whose numbers are so few they are in danger of becoming extinct

Threatened - Animals or plants whose total numbers are falling and they are on the way to becoming endangered.

Some people say even Dragons are an endangered species. H,mmm! I don't feel threatened. Do I look sick? Maybe I should see a doctor?

Ok, back to the serious stuff. Endangered animals really are serious.

The extinction of animals is not new. It's been happening for millions of years. New species evolve and others become extinct. Remember the dinosaurs or the dodo?

When animals become threatened they can move, adapt or die.

But now a lot of animals are threatened with extinction because they can't adapt and survive in a world that is being constantly changed by humans.
Four of the main reasons why animals become endangered are:

Habitat loss

Illegal hunting

Pollution

Introduction of a foreign species.

There are more species alive right now on Earth than there have been at any other time. But because humans have destroyed and changed their habitat more species are being threatened with extinction than ever before.

Most of the world's animal species are insects and we don't even know some of them exist. Scientists estimate that many insect species are becoming extinct. Especially those living in tropical rain forests.

Threatened Species List

We know that a lot of animals are suffering because humans are destroying their habitats and upsetting the balance of nature.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ( IUCN) has made a list of animals that are in danger of extinction. It's called the Red List.

The Red List names over 5000 vertebrate animals (animals with a backbone) that are threatened or endangered. A total of 15,589 species face extinction. One in three amphibians, almost half of all freshwater turtles are threatened, one in eight birds and one in four mammals are known to be in danger.

Habitat

As the human population grew over the past centuries, people cleared large numbers of forests in Europe, China and other parts of the world. This destroyed the habitat of the animals living in those forests.

It's still happening today. Tropical rainforests are being destroyed around the world because their trees are being logged. Rainforests have a delicate natural balance and the special animals that live there depend on this balance. For example, some monkeys and apes feed on the fruit in the tallest trees. Loggers cut down all the tallest trees, leaving only the short ones.

Wild animals, like bears and wolves, have fewer places to live when humans move into their habitat. They are hunted and eventually wiped out in some areas.

Humans also upset the balance of nature by introducing species from other parts of the world into a habitat. The introduced species can kill the native species in the area or take over the food supply.

Examples of Endangered Animals

Gorillas, Pandas, Elephants and the Florida Panther are examples of animals that have been endangered because their habitats are being destroyed, or humans are hunting them to extinction.

Questions to think about

Why is it important to protect endangered animals?

How are humans increasing the speed of extinction for many animals?

Are humans entirely to blame for animals becoming extinct?

How have recent laws begun to help endangered animals?

Why is it important to have national parks for animals?

What can I do to help endangered animals?

Find out more about endangered animals:

Save an animal and save a world!

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Chelsea Clinton | 2019 | Amazon

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Philippe Cousteau | Amazon

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Nicole Shea | 2013

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Katie Free | 2020 | Amazon

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Beautifully Illustrated Children's Picture Book Set in a Fragile Arctic

Author - Khoa Le

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This sweet children's picture book presents a moving story, set in a fragile Arctic world threatened by climate change.

This sweet children's picture book presents a moving story, set in a fragile Arctic world threatened by global warming. Featuring exceptionally beautiful illustrations, The Lonely Polar Bear offers an accessible way to introduce children to climate change issues.

A little polar bear wakes up alone after a furious storm and finds himself all alone.

Beautifully illustrated children's picture book

A small polar bear makes friends with a little girl

A moving story set in the fragile Arctic environment

Introduce children to climate change issues with this gentle, subtle story

This sweet children's picture book presents a moving story, set in a fragile Arctic world threatened by global warming.

A little polar bear wakes up alone after a furious storm. With his mother nowhere in sight, he makes friends with a mysterious little girl and various animal companions. All of the friends come together in the magnificent polar sky. In the end the little bear sits peacefully, enjoying a winter day lit up by beautiful northern lights.

Weight

1.233125

Pages

40

Size

10.2" x 10.2"

Author

Khoa Le

Region

United States

Subscription Length

1 Years

Illustrated by talented Vietnamese artist Koha Le, The Lonely Polar Bear is a whimsical story that subtly introduces the issue of climate change to young children. Le's fantastical artwork is on full display, creating a magical atmosphere of the fragile Arctic that pulls the reader into the story.

Le, a graduate of Fine Arts University in Ho Chi Minh, is the winner of Samsung KidsTime Authors Award and was runner up for the The Scholastic Picture Book Award.

Illustrated by the talented Vietnamese artist Koha Lee, this book is a whimsical story that subtly introduces the issue of climate change to young children. Jump Into a Book

Khoa Le... whimsical, dark, yet vibrant and combines traditional and digital processes to create her final pieces. Eden Brecht, gorgeousartgirl.com

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This sweet children's picture book presents a moving story, set in a fragile Arctic world threatened by climate change. This sweet children's picture book presents a moving story, set in a fragile Arctic world threatened by global warming. Featuring exceptionally beautiful illustrations, The Lonely Polar Bear offers an accessible way to introduce children to climate change issues.

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A Podcast for and by Kids

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Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

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Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

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Janice N. Harrington | 2019
Amazon | #OwnVoices

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Jan Reynolds | 2020
Amazon

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Kenny Bruno | 2017
Amazon

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National Geographic for Kids

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Animal Facts for Kids | Endangered Animals

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Did you know that elephants hold grudges or that cougars can't roar? Discover unique animal facts and learn wildlife conservation tips at Animal Fact Guide.

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Discovery Education UK: 2017

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Homeschool Pop | 2018

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Ecosystems for Kids | Plants, Animals, & Their Environment

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San Diego Zoo for Kids

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See the Wildlife challenge in the Earth Day Ecochallenge Event

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Wild animals fill humans with a sense of awe and wonder at the complexity and beauty of our planet. Wildlife also provides humans with ecosystem balance, food, fibers, building materials, medicines, transport, and recreation. But species biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates around the world, and extinction rates are accelerating, with grave impacts on both native ecosystems and humans.